Anthropic Drafts Its Own AI Safety Bill

The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has privately shared a draft AI safety bill with United States lawmakers to help shape upcoming federal regulation. Based heavily on the company's internal Advanced AI Framework , the proposed legislation outlines requirements for independent evaluations , transparency reports, and incident disclosures. Under the draft rules, the government could block the deployment of advanced models only if they pose severe, imminent dangers like biological threats , major cyberattacks , or loss of developer control. Furthermore, authorities could only halt a system through a federal judge if expected damages exceeded $1 billion or harmed more than 50 people . While experts view this proactive legislative step as beneficial, it has sparked important governance debates regarding cross-border impacts , oversight of open-weight systems, and potential conflicts of interest.